2016 Subaru Impreza owner complaints

After turning off the engine in Park, the keys are not being released from the ACC position of the ignition in my 2016 Subaru Impreza, which has 32,000 miles. I must repeatedly depress the shift lever and/or shift gears back and forth and/or restart and turn off the car in order to get the key out. This has been going on for two months now for at least half the time although not every time I turn off the car. There are no warning messages or diagnostic lights, just the malfunction itself. The issue has been documented in TSB 16-112-18 in numerous models of Subaru. My spouse and I have contacted Subaru of America and a local Subaru dealer, who have disclaimed responsibility for the problem, but did admit that this was a known issue. The dealer also insinuated that the fault could be the cus

There seems to be an issue with keys getting stuck in the ignition on a lot of various years and makes of Subaru's. So much so, that Subaru put out a service bulletin (Bulletin Number: 16-112-18R) to remedy this. Unfortunately, those who are out of the warranty time frame, are no longer eligible for a replacement without charge. This is not a safety issue per-say, but rather an issue of the car possibly getting stole due to Subaru's unwillingness to make this a recall issue and making it free to current owners regardless of the warranty status. What I would like for you folks to do is push subaru's hand into making this a recall issue and fixing the issue free of charge even if the vehicle is outside of the warranty time period. Thank you for taking the time to read my concern. PS: I

Key locks into ignition and vehicle needs to be restarted and the shift moved from park position back to park position a few times before the key will release. I have seen many complaints online regarding this issue ie. Failing lock cylinder/park sensor problems. Will there be an investigation into this and a possible recall? My car has less than 50,000m on it.

Car will not allow you to tak key out of ignition when car is in park.

The passenger seat sensor has been going off when nothing is in the seat. Because the sensor thinks something is in the seat the airbag for the passenger side is turned on. After going to the dealership, quirk Subaru, in bangor maine, they told me my cell phone was setting off the sensor. Their resolution to this problem, "don't bring your cell phone into the car." the car can be moving or stationary and will randomly turn on. It's gotten worse over the last year happening about 4 times since august of 2018. I have contacted Subaru of america and they told me to go to another dealership to handle the matter. It is my opinion that this poses a risk to occupants inside the vehicle which may LED to an unwanted airbag deployment.

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH and while attempting to avoid a collision with a second vehicle, the contact lost control of the steering and crashed into a tree. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was damaged but no air bags were deployed. The contact sustained facial and dental injuries along with injuries to the left knee, left arm, and chest which required medical treatment. The vehicle was not towed. A police report was taken at the scene. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 46,000.

The airbags turn off when it is raining or humid outside. Problems have been experienced when the car was stationary and when the car was in motion. Passenger airbag has turned off when there was a passenger in the seat; driver's side airbag has also turned off during raining/humid conditions. This has happened multiple times over the last few months.

Hello, I just purchase this vehicle from a dealership, 615 auto sales. After purchasing the vehicle I decided to go and get the recall done that was never done to the vehicle at the repair shop they did the recall but then ask me where did I purchase this vehicle from then I told them. The repair shop told me the grim news that the car was very rusted and should have not been sold like it was. There was nothing on the CARFAX about anything else and the shop told me that the car was a safety hazard. When I purchase the vehicle AS IS all I have seen was a TPM light on and a recall and getting some tires they were also bad but did not have any knowledge of how bad the frame was even there were rust in the engine bay area like it been sitting in water or something but nothing was reported on t

I was driving on a decline at 10 to 15 miles per hour on a snowy evening and when I tried to break, my breaks locked up and I had absolutely no control of my automobile except for steering and made the choice to go towards the guard rail to slow my automobile down since I had no brakes. I bought my automobile 16 months ago and have had difficulties with tire lights coming on and many other issues and I do not feel safe driving this automobile.

Once the car is parked, the key cannot be removed from the ignition. This problem gradually got more frequent over the last year until it got stuck every time we drove. It would take multiple attempts turning the car on and off to get the key out. Subaru of america did agree to fix it at no charge even though the car is out of warranty.

Intermittently unable to remove key from ignition after placing car in park. Upon restarting vehicle and turning it back off, key is able to be removed.

The key routinely gets stuck in the ignition, requiring me to sometimes restart the car multiple times in order rip remove it. I have seen posts on the internet suggesting a sensor does not tell the car that it is in park and gove directions to disconnect it.

The bluetooth has a connectivity issue. It happens when I'm driving, when I hit the brakes, when I put the car in gear, when I'm stationary. There is really no telling when it will skip, but it happens one to two times every hour. It is a safety hazard because it causes my heart to race and sometimes I feel I'm having a panic attack. I bought the car brand new, the dealership and the manufacturer know about the problem. The manufacturer said the problem is not the car, it's not the phone, but it's the way it connects, and they have no solution. I previously owned a 2013 Subaru impreza and it did not have this problem. They replaced the radio unit, made sure the car's operating system is up to date, and basically told me it's just the way it is and there's nothing they can do about I

I was driving to a thanksgiving gathering, when all of a sudden the car julted. It was very odd felt almost like a pin was put in the transmission forcing the tires to stop spining. But was very brief. After another 0.5 miles of driving on the freeway at 70mph it happened again but continuously with loud grinding and crunchy noises. After puling over the car was smoking. The transmission was extremely hot. No lights warning lights came on. Got a tow truck and it struggled to pull the car on to the trailer bed. And while it was rolling on you could still hear the grinding noises. We had 4 people in the car 2 small 5ft 2in women and 2 makes winning 180 lbs. We had food and duffle bags in the trunk and it was 40 degrees fahrenheit outside we were 1 hour into the trip and on flare roads

The 2016 Subaru impreza started to go forward when the shift knob was in the reverse position. This happened 3 times in a row and on the third time the car was accelerating causing the driver to brake hard in essence "fighting" the transmission. After the car was turned off, tried again, made it home. It was a rainy day. Made appt. With dealer. Afraid to drive it!

Twice while driving on a highway, I blacked out. First time, ran off edge of road; second time, ran over into on-coming lane. Twice, I had major allergic symptoms. First, right after buying car; second, six months later. Twice, I grew breathless after driving car for several hours. Once, I could not keep my balance after driving car on a highway. All of these episodes occurred after longer than usual drives. Normally, I drive short distances around town. Twice, an opaque film formed on the exterior of the front windshield, obscuring visibility - once on a dark highway; once on entering a garage. Wipers, washer fluid, rain did not affect the film. *tr

Going a very low rate of speed a small rock was able to crack my windshield. I was merging onto a highway with a work vehicle in front of me. The windshield appears to be very weak and brittle. I have not even had my forester for a year and it seems as if dinks and cracks appear very easily. I had safelite come to fill in the crack and only 80% was able to be corrected.. On a crack smaller than a sand dollar. Things constantly seem to be headed towards the windshield. I don't know who to file a complaint with, I fear Subaru wouldn't care about what seems like a minor complaint. I am concerned about the potential of getting into a accident and my windshield raining over me. Or a small object blowing through my windshield.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 Subaru impreza. While driving 3 MPH, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a whiplash and a bloody nose, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,047.

We keep on having to replace our headlights. We just got one replaced 5 months ago and it’s out again. This will be the fourth time in three years. No one can figure out why the headlights keep burning out.

The vehicle's engine displayed an "check engine" light, the cruise control indicator light flashed on and off continuously when not engaged at a standstill, and the VDC vehicle dynamics control off indicator remained lit. This occurred while the vehicle was parked and these indicators came on when the engine was switched on. When driving a noticeable decrease in engine performance and louder exhaust noise was evident. Took vehicle to dealer and subsequently was informed that there was a complete four valve engine failure that would require a complete overhaul of engine at an extremely high cost. The safety issue would be if this had occurred at highway speeds potentially losing control of vehicle causing accident. This was the second time this has occurred with this particular